Hope, Not Despair, Causes Terrorism
Can the West convince jihadists that it’s not on the brink of defeat?
August 31, 2017
Islamic State takes to the high seas.
According to a recently published report by a scholar at the Marine Corps University, Islamic State (IS) and perhaps even al-Qaeda, having been driven from their territorial strongholds, are likely to take up campaigns of maritime terror. IS successfully carried out an attack on an Egyptian navy frigate, using anti-ship missiles, in the summer of 2015. Michael Rubin explains what could be next:
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Islamic State takes to the high seas.
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